Corona Update: April 5th

By Rodrigo OsorioEl Rodeo Staff Writer

As of Sunday, April 5th, there are 1,263,796 confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, 259,384 recovered, and 69,082 have died. 333,891 of the confirmed cases and 9,549 of the deaths are accounted for by the United States.However top officials say that the US is undercounting the number of people who are dying in the pandemic. There are 31 cases in Pico Rivera and 108 cases combined in the surrounding cities of Whitter, Downey, and Montebello. This Pandemic in the US will get worse before it gets better. The White House’s coronavirus task force presented grim statistics in its press conference on March 31st: Under the best-case scenario for mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths in the United States, with the number of deaths peaking in the next two weeks.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated that “As sobering a number as [100,000 deaths] is,” he said, “we should be prepared for it. Is it going to be that much? I hope not.” COVID-19 can present with a huge range of severity in all age groups. Many people can get the virus and show no symptoms. Others become near deathly ill. There are simple things you can do to avoid these alarming statistics and prevent yourself from catching the virus. Washing your hands, using hand sanitizer, breaking the face touching habit, disinfecting your home and phone, and maintaining physical distancing have all been proven to prevent the contraction of the novel coronavirus.